Finding Mary Blaine

I debated on giving this book five stars, but it just did not rank that good of a book to be catogorized with my favorites. It takes the first thirty pages to really get you interested at the beginning. From there, curiosity is only what keeps pulling you along as far as the suspense part of the book goes. The characters and the relationship the homeless people have with one another is what this story is all about. As far as that part goes, it is five stars all the way. It was simply a heartfelt tale about a woman who had everything money could buy, yet had no life at all until she was in a tragic explosion and faced to fend for herself amongst the homeless. Her husband hardly realizes that she exists until he believes she is dead. Then he will throw away everything he has worked for to find her. The ending was not as solid as it could have been. NO surprise endings, no clever twists in the plot. It is not a romance in the traditional sense, but that is as close to a genre as I can put this one, because the suspense is not that intense. All in all. This is a very touching story, but I recommend you check it out from the library instead of buying it.

This is truely one of the most heartwarming and captivating stories I have read in quite some time! The storyline was something very new and exciting. Unlike any book I have read. I found myself bursting into tears one minute, then biting my nails in suspense as Mary (Blaine) runs for her life! My husband even got a tad angry at me because I brought this book in the car and read on our way out to eat dinner...I could not put it down..I was so captivated. I believe you will not regret reading this wonderfully written book, it will touch your heart and make you take a look around your life as to what is REALLY important in your life.

I really enjoyed this book! It's got everything in it. It makes you care about the characters, appreciate relationships and see the good in everybody. It takes the main character from a very comfortable, high-style but robotic life to living on the streets. She learns that the street people actually survive by caring for and looking out for one another. As she trys to survive that experience, in the meantime, she is being hunted by a hired killer, who quickly finds that he missed her as his target in a clinic bombing. Early on, her husband is told the worst, that she didn't survive. His feelings, and even a friendship he strikes up with an elderly neighbor, are developed. She also discovers that even though she and her husband went through their daily routines and their relationship without much effort, she came to realize how much she really cared for him and how strong her instinct was to keep him out of harm's way. I highly recommend this book, as I found it suspenseful, romantic and enlightening. A very good read, in my opinion. Are

This book was sooooo good. Just could not put it down. Blaine had to hide from a killer and she did a great job. Highly recomend this book.

In Austin, Texas, Blaine and Mark Anderson barely talk to one another as their lives have become comfortably managed by him. An attorney, Mark is considering running for public office, but does not contemplate Blaine's fears of public appearances. Mark goes on to work while Blaine leaves him a note that she is going to a clinic and they need to talk later. An explosion rips through the clinic killing some people including a nurse holding Blaine's coat and rings while she was being examined. Blaine, now knowing she is pregnant, survives in a daze, but the papers declare her dead when Mark recognizes her jewelry. Unable to reach her spouse, Blaine goes undercover using her first and middle name Mary Blaine hiding in a homeless environment as the bomber, realizing she lived, searches for her. When Mark learns his wife is alive, he begins a street search for her because he loves her and rejects the notion that she just simply left him. With the help of street people, Blaine survives and makes friends, but the killer is coming and aid from her spouse is cut off by his employer. FINDING MARY BLAINE is an exhilarating romantic suspense that focuses on a mousy heroine surviving by befriending street people. The story line moves forward at a fast clip, but readers gain an appreciation for Mary, Mark, and several folks she befriends. Though the inability to reach Mark seems odd in an age of communication even with his mentor manipulating much of the scenario, fans will appreciate this rousing look at the plight of the homeless wrapped inside an exciting thriller. Harriet Klausner